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Glossary

ENHoney Pot 
1. A system (e.g., a web server) or a system resource (e.g., a file on a server), that is designed to be attractive to potential crackers and intruders, like honey is attractive to bears.

(Source: RFC 2828)

2. Generic term for a decoy system used to deceive, distract, divert and to encourage the attacker to spend time on information that appears to be very valuable, but actually is fabricated and would not be of interest to a legitimate user.

(Source: ISO/IEC 18043:2006)


TC/SC:57Terms     Info     Publications
Published in:IEC 62351-2, ed. 1.0 (2008-08) Terms     Info
Reference number:2.2.105
Source:RFC 2828, ISO/IEC 18043:2006

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